Average speed cameras for Lancashire roads

Lancashire Road Safety Partnership has given the go ahead for new average speed enforcement camera systems on eight routes across Lancashire with the hope of reducing the death toll and making the roads safer for all to use. The routes have seen a total of 406 casualties with 62 people suffering serious or life changing injuries since 2011. It is also hoped that with improved traffic flow, fewer road closures and slower speeds both noise and pollution will reduce.

How do they work?

Average speed camera systems work using automatic number plate recognition and a set of cameras over a planned length of road. In Lancashire this ranges from 0.5 miles to 8.5 miles long. The cameras recognise number plates at set points along the routes; the system will calculate vehicle speed based on the time taken to travel between the points of a known distance. Infrared technology means images are clearer in low light and in the dark.

Why are they there?

Lancashire’s Average Speed Camera Systems are being installed to improve road safety. They encourage road users to travel within the existing signed speed limits. Some of the average speed camera systems will be placed on routes where there is a need for action but there aren’t any other options for enforcement. All the routes have been carefully selected based on casualty information since 01.01.2011 on a case by case basis.

The average speed camera systems are used alongside other existing education and engineering solutions. Any existing fixed housings will be removed as part of this process.

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